currently contains artists' work spaces, a gallery, and an art exchange also houses an exposition dedicated to the island's history. The former company park, built in 1956, was preserved and restored in 1994 with the help of original designer Mien Ruys; and was renamed in her honor to Mien Ruysplantsoen. Accessibility The Azartplein links the KNSM Island to the Java Island, and is the final stop of tram line 7. New buildings on the island Emerald Empire, by Jo Coenen. Piraeus, by German architects Hans Kollhoff and Christian Rapp (1989–1994). 304 homes in 150 different types, 95% of which low-income housing. Albert, by Belgian architect Bruno Albert, with a metal fence by Belgian artist Narcisse Tordoir. Sky Dome, a twenty-story apartment building by Wiel Arets. Hoogland, by Swiss architectural firm Diener & Diener. Amphitrite When the KNSM celebrated its centennial, in 1959, the employees donated a group of sculptures and a fountain, dedicated to Amphitrite and made by Dutch/Flemish sculptor Albert Termote. The sculptures had to be moved to make way for housing in 1981 and were removed to the Oosterdok, near the Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum. In 2009 they returned to the island in the Azartplein. References External links KNSM Island on the site of Oostelijk Havengebied Model of the Piraeus building on the KNSM Island in Google's 3d warehouse Amsterdam-Oost Artificial islands of Amsterdam Mixed-use developments in the Netherlands Neighbourhoods of Amsterdam New Urbanism communities Squatting in the Netherlands